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PugMom 02-14-2022 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Spalumbos62 (Post 2060816)
Is it me...but do I hear in your voice that you are the victim here? It's almost like poor little me, entitled villages home owner...how dare such filth be in my surroundings, my neighborhood wanting a donation from me.
Yes, there are people that pull a fast one to get your donation, but how freaking sad that they have to do this. Does anyone really believe they make allot of money doing this daily.
Think about it, if you were in this situation wouldn't you go to a vacation location or some place like the villages? I would.
I dont hate these people, like so many here do and I don't give them cash....I give them bottled drinks and snacks.
i wouldn't say they are 'hated', in fact i've foolishly given them $$, but it's the idea of 'how can this be?' in today's world employers are going nuts trying to keep their businesses afloat, yet we see these people NOT engaging, NOT looking for reliable employment, & don't seem to mind their kids & pets following them to stand on street corners of busy roadways. :popcorn:

manaboutown 02-14-2022 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Spalumbos62 (Post 2061240)
.yes....I would walk into Publix and buy them a bucket of chicken.,or such. There are many ways to help people out...it does not have to be a cash donation at a street corner.
You would still be living dangerously. Homeless man attacks, robs good Samaritan giving him coat in Midtown, police say - ABC7 New York

ex34449 02-14-2022 11:00 AM
They make hundreds a day and tax free. Like SPAM, as long as it is profitable, it will continue.

dougjb 02-14-2022 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ex34449 (Post 2061309)
They make hundreds a day and tax free. Like SPAM, as long as it is profitable, it will continue.

And you know this.....HOW?

Buckeyephan 02-14-2022 12:23 PM
Years ago our church had a program for helping needy folks and my husband and I were on a list to be called when needed. No cash was ever given. We often delivered groceries for single moms and their families. One time we were contacted about a needy single man. A motel room had been provided for him and we were asked to give food. My husband took the groceries we bought that could feed him for several days. He refused the food and said he wanted to be taken to a restaurant for dinner. That was the last time we volunteered for this. We helped serve meals at a shelter instead. We never give anything to panhandlers.

ex34449 02-14-2022 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by dougjb (Post 2061348)
And you know this.....HOW?
Easy, I ask. When several give me figures relatively close I pretty much figure what they make. I also managed several carnivals for 16 years. They'd hire on with us as a way to make it to other states for free.
They may not have much dignity but stupid or poor, they are not.

manaboutown 02-14-2022 12:43 PM
This is not the 1930s when most homeless and unemployed were rendered so by the dust bowl, the Great Depression resulting after the stock market crash and indeed worldwide economic devastation. Today numerous employment opportunities are available and many jobs paying well remain unfilled. Today's homeless choose not to work. They receive government handouts, including free cells phones, and free medical care compliments of us hard working taxpayers. Almost all but the occasional unfortunate are worthless parasites. They elect to drink, drug and loaf.

ex34449 02-14-2022 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 2061369)
Almost all but the occasional unfortunate are worthless parasites. They elect to drink, drug and loaf.
1. Parasites take, panhandlers ask. Most often they just stand there and people give to them.
2. Some do drugs but the majority do not. Depending on the job, we'd test them. Most would pass. Most don't drink any more than the people in the squares every night.
3. Loafing? They have it down to a science!

golfing eagles 02-14-2022 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Spalumbos62 (Post 2060949)
I live and own in the TV also...and yes...if someone was in need of a dinner, you are damn straight I would invite them in....I was taught to be a giving person....you should try it.
Or like the Bay area, you could invite them to live with you---what could possibly go wrong????

BlueStarAirlines 02-14-2022 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Spalumbos62 (Post 2060949)
I live and own in the TV also...and yes...if someone was in need of a dinner, you are damn straight I would invite them in....I was taught to be a giving person....you should try it.
If you do invite them in, let someone know so they can check on you....

Utah woman'''s throat slit by homeless man who she let into her home to take a shower: police | Fox News

BlueStarAirlines 02-14-2022 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dougjb (Post 2061348)
And you know this.....HOW?
Where I lived in DC there was a story in the Washington Post about a couple that would metro (train) in and panhandle. They made over $150k a year, which was pretty good in the mid-2000s.

This story is fairly recent: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...7ce_story.html

manaboutown 02-14-2022 02:35 PM
Irvine City Council Candidate Caught Dropping Off Mom To Panhandle – CBS Los Angeles

Stu from NYC 02-14-2022 03:47 PM
Better that than the worlds oldest profession:bigbow:

manaboutown 02-14-2022 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2061442)
Better that than the worlds oldest profession:bigbow:
She was 86 years of age at that time!

Mortal1 02-14-2022 04:28 PM
Please just speak your mind as you see it. if you curb your wording in fear of hurting someone's feelings then you are not promoting "Your" truth, but someone else's truth.

If I see people begging then I see someone(s)who decided not to work for a living. if I decide they appear to be of a certain nationality(say hispanic or mideastern)then I will say so. if someones feelings are hurt then perhaps they require a reality check as to what constitutes a democratic republic based on the individual giving it their all.

brianherlihy 02-14-2022 04:40 PM
i only give to my my kids and grand kids two boys i worked when i was 9 and i am 73 and take care of my wife

cafw1 02-14-2022 06:38 PM
Is TOTV still printing a daily paper? I haven't received it in about a week.

Stu from NYC 02-14-2022 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 2061449)
She was 86 years of age at that time!
Very experienced

Stu from NYC 02-14-2022 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cafw1 (Post 2061529)
Is TOTV still printing a daily paper? I haven't received it in about a week.
Huh?????

Bjeanj 02-14-2022 07:32 PM
I don’t give money to panhandlers, as I don’t have the life skills to know who are scammers and who are not. I also don’t have the knowledge to know who is wacko or not.

Just read this the other day. Makes me not want to help except at/for St. Vincent DePaul or food banks.
Utah homeless man Eric Jones allegedly slit woman's throat after she let him into her home

tvbound 02-14-2022 09:07 PM
I personally don't give money to those asking for it, but every so often I'll see someone just sitting on the curb or under a tree in an out of the way location, who are obviously going through a rough spot in life - so I may help them a bit. The vast majority of my philanthropy however, goes to vetted organizations who I know pass a high % of my donations to those they support.


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